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Farr 6000 too small for Bluewater cruising or out to GBI?
harrytom replied to TwoSail's topic in MarineTalk
Twosail, why a trailer sailor??any particular reason. At that price you can find a perfectly good raven,reactor or tracker with change left over to make what ever improvements you want. as far as taking Farr 6000 to Gt Barrier no problem at all,like everything else weather dependent. All the toys you have mentioned are great till they pack up.learn to use a chart and compass first Just re read and you need to store at home?how often do you plan to use it?? rigging and de rigging every weekend becomes a pain and if launching westhaven and leaving trailer overnight becomes a cost. -
Boat owners are such an easy target,according to the ACT leader David Seymour,we are all "rich pricks" made that statement last April the 9th 2016 at fish symposium meeting I attended,will never forget that comment.
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Chatfield for me,and I have one,shot of grease every 6 months if I remember. if seal does go can undo 2 flange bolts and use normal packing and retighten pss from memory can undo bellows and give faces a very light sand,will get water in hull
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Ha Ha we have a 35 mile drifter sunday. Any way fan worm I have noticed,it will grow on new antifoul,we did it 6 weeks ago and can see it starting already,probably attached to silt on hull,Tamiki river, Another overlooked problem is the asian crab,type of paddle around nungaruu? and marsden pt,destroying shell fish beds. Nz cut its biosuruity budget about 6 yrs ago and now we are paying the price,remember the AK harbour bridge clipons??thats where the pacific oyster came in and has taken over our rock oyster/The fan worm may not be attractive or useful but do not think it will do much ha
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fan worm is merely a filter and poses no risk Uses[edit]The European fan worm is able to bioaccumulate bacteria and has a profound effect on the marine bacterial environment. Microbes build up in the worm and are present at much higher concentrations in its tissues than in the surrounding water and this means the worm can be used as a bioindicator. It is efficient at filtering out Vibrio spp. bacteria that are pathogenic to fish and shellfish and can cause foodborne illness in man. It can also potentially be used for remediation of polluted water near sewage outlets.[6] en.wikipedia.org/w
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depth sounder is a must. The last night sail I did was 4 weeks ago to north harbour ponui island.Thought we were far enough off the little island (the bay before)but when it read 2m new we were way to close,so changed course towards waiheke when it 6m knew we were safe. I drive at night on country roads and love it,but out on the water it seems darker,my night vision does not work.
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Launch sinks after hitting moored yacht at Devonport
harrytom replied to ex Elly's topic in MarineTalk
At least the owner of single handed yacht who hit 3 others owned up,tamiki river -
Launch sinks after hitting moored yacht at Devonport
harrytom replied to ex Elly's topic in MarineTalk
not the first time,a launch went through the mullet boat erine back in the 80s -
I believe that un anodized ali masts etc that get that salty tarnish look is the ali defence against corrosion,but i would not sand it,polish it till you no for certain
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http://nypost.com/2017/03/15/us-ally-uses-multi-million-dollar-missile-to-take-out-200-drone fly enough drones and use up the enemies patriots?
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What's the problem using tig welder in bayswater marina?no sparks unless you need to do a bit of grinding,can you use a gas bbbq or have a petrol vessel in the marina.
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bbq would be s/s would it not?so a magnet wouldnt work
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after checking ynz safety check list 2013/2016 i see a laser flare is acceptable in conjunction with other flares (d) Two red hand flares or laser flare. X X X X X
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love the part about the chainsaw onboard, Every yachts crew seems to have one.
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Ha Ha meet the new owner thursday night
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My name Willy Hunt not Silly @#$%,we did not start nor race,but I believe some may of,
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When will Grant Dalton admit he and only he lost the cup by calling the lay day?? Since that event while Dalton is the head of tnz The America's Cup holds no interest for me Come to think of it,what has Dalton won??always been a brides maid if i am not mistaken.
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bigger but still amazing to achieve atlantic crossing http://mn70s.tumblr.com/post/56375124075/gerry-spiess-and-yankee-girl-1979-gerry-spiess
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Thanks MarkMT interesting to read this stuff after the event as you never here/read about it at the time. Just thinking about my own yacht,what would I tie a drogue off too if running?? bridle around winches?
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Still applies today,Idiots,ask my nephew,lucky some one shore reported it as another vessel went passed and waved.
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remember the 'Titanic"she let that many flares off that the one only ship that went past,some distance away,thought it was a celebration and kept on steaming away.
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About 1987 going past Tutukaka at about 5.00pm,saw a person waving a tea towel/rag etc,we went pass and it still waving,we went back to see what the problem was."I have lost my diver heading that direction"so we proceeded and located diver,tow him back to the runabout,when sorted asked why didn't you use the vhf?"I Don't know how"what about a flare??"we have I don't how" why didn't you cut the anchor warp so you drift in the right direction?"do you know price of a new anchor and thanks you can go now" some people,if she let a flare off the game club would of seen it,patrons at pub would've
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At pybc river racing thursday night/sunday cat 5ish sharp knife bucket l/j about it now a fog horn i find a waste of time in any cat,dense fog hard to tell direction or proximity 10 yacht horning away at 1 minute intervals?yeah right that would safe(lol)
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Hacksaw has always intrigued me,yes can see a use but if you break one blade whose to say the other 12 wont break?pair of bolt cutters would much more handier to cut rigging in such an event,imo. Flares well are they any use??nephew let a smoke flare off and a vessel went past and waved,some one on shore raised the alarm. vhf yes cell phone depends on which company as some struggle once outside motuihe. Frightened man with a bucket can shift more water than a pump. Life raft?? seems like a waste of time for coastal classic but should it be needed probably glad you had it if things went sou
